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. 2014 Jun 5;13:45. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-13-45

Table 3.

Associations between placenta OTCs and weight/length gain across OTC categories in weighted linear regressiona

Organotin compound
Conc. (ng/g fw)
Weight gain 0–3 months
 
Weight gain 3–18 months
 
    N Weight gain (kg/week) β (95% CI) p N Weight gain (kg/week) β (95% CI) p
DBT
<0.10
31
0.220
ref
 
27
0.087
ref
 
 
0.10–0.14
30
0.222
0.016 (−0.011, 0.044)
0.23
26
0.082
−0.007 (−0.020, 0.006)
0.29
 
≥0.15
41
0.230
0.021 (0.000, 0.043)
0.054
33
0.079
−0.009 (−0.020, 0.002)
0.11
TBT
<0.10
31
0.224
ref
 
26
0.086
ref
 
 
0.10–0.4
39
0.217
0.005 (−0.018, 0.029)
0.64
34
0.084
−0.007 (−0.022, 0.008)
0.36
 
>0.4
32
0.235
0.024 (0.003, 0.044)
0.024
26
0.078
−0.011 (−0.024, 0.003)
0.12
TPhT
<0.02
60
0.227
ref
 
49
0.080
ref
 
 
≥0.02
42
0.220
0.005 (−0.016, 0.027)
0.62
37
0.085
0.002 (−0.008, 0.011)
0.74
Sum of OTCs
<0.25
26
0.220
ref
 
22
0.083
ref
 
 
0.25–0.50
31
0.228
0.025 (−0.002, 0.052)
0.065
27
0.086
<0.001 (−0.016, 0.016)
1.00
 
>0.50
45
0.225
0.018 (−0.001, 0.037)
0.062
37
0.080
−0.008 (−0.021, 0.005)
0.21
Organotin compound
Conc. (ng/g fw)
Length gain 0–3 monhts
 
Length gain 3–18 monhts
 
 
 
N
Length gain (cm/week)
β (95% CI)
p
N
Length gain (cm/week)
β (95% CI)
p
DBT
<0.10
32
0.83
ref
 
28
0.34
ref
 
 
0.10–0.14
30
0.83
0.054 (−0.038, 0.146)
0.25
26
0.33
−0.014 (−0.039, 0.010)
0.25
 
≥0.15
41
0.83
0.047 (−0.021, 0.114)
0.18
33
0.33
−0.008 (−0.027, 0.011)
0.42
TBT
<0.10
32
0.82
ref
 
27
0.34
ref
 
 
0.10–0.4
39
0.83
−0.015 (−0.085, 0.055)
0.67
34
0.33
−0.025 (−0.048, −0.001)
0.042
 
>0.4
32
0.84
0.024 (−0.038, 0.085)
0.45
26
0.34
−0.014 (−0.036, 0.009)
0.22
TPhT
<0.02
60
0.83
ref
 
49
0.34
ref
 
 
≥0.02
43
0.83
−0.005 (−0.061, 0.051)
0.86
38
0.34
−0.006 (−0.025, 0.013)
0.54
Sum of OTCs
<0.25
27
0.84
ref
 
23
0.34
ref
 
 
0.25–0.50
31
0.82
0.012 (−0.084, 0.108)
0.81
27
0.34
−0.012 (−0.042, 0.018)
0.41
  >0.50 45 0.83 0.018 (−0.039, 0.076) 0.53 37 0.33 −0.012 (−0.035, 0.010) 0.29

aAdjusted for maternal age at birth, maternal pregnancy body mass index, diabetes (yes/no) and smoking (yes/no) during pregnancy, and infant weight for gestational age.